Wakefield Notes and Midsummer Day in Wakefield Michigan
Newsy briefs from Wakefield and surrounding towns. H Funkey visited Bessemer Tuesday while Wilbur McNamara spent Midsummer Day at Mercer Wisconsin. Frank A Lewis of Marquette is helping his uncle in town. J Q Lewis and Mrs Gust Gustafson of Ramsay were Wakefield guests. Garnet Trudgeon joins Thos Desonia on a new county road project. Wakefield Ball Team travels to Ewen Sunday to play the local nine. Bella Baker of Ironwood visited Marjorie Bedell, who returns to Ironwood with her. Laborers began laying a spur to Hanna properties, about 1 1/2 miles. For Sale three forties of Ashland County farmland two miles from Marengo contact John Oman Wakefield. W C Hart hires Geo Beaudette to wire his new home near the mine. Albert Thomas resigns Eureka mine post and visits family, plans westward soon. H E Peterson, formerly at Brotherton, visiting. studying at M A C in Lansing. Midsummer Day picnic at Sunday Lake draws about 1500 from range towns. Ironwood excursion train delivered ten coaches. Marriage notices sent for Miss Agnes Newberg of Ironwood to Charles Hester of Ashland. ceremony to be at Bessemer Catholic church next Tuesday. Thus Desonia arrives from Marenisco with a crew of 16 for road work between Marenisco and Lake Goyvebie, aiming to finish by July 1 and move camp west to gravel county road.
Card of Thanks from Olejniczak family
We the undersigned thank all for acts of kindness shown during our bereavement. Anton Olejniczak Michael Olejniczak Joseph Olejniczak Stanislaw Olejniczak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Olejniczak
Michael Olejniczak
Joseph Olejniczak
Stanislaw Olejniczak
Local residents visit town and take new posts
Mrs E A Ormes and J J Rummel made business visits in town and Bessemer on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rev Fr J J Steiglein visited Ashland yesterday. Miss Marie OBrien joined Skud Goldman Co. John Poole and John Handley visited Bessemer Tuesday evening. Miss Naomi Dear of Ironwood stayed with Miss McNamara this week. Miss Barbara Zanella returns from Vulcan today. Oscar Borin of Hibbing became chauffeur for Nels Neimi. Wright the Insurance Adjuster from Marquette was in town Wednesday. Alfred Kallander and Thos Ashland were in Bessemer Tuesday. Mrs L P Barquin did a Wakefield range call this week. Jos G Sauter of Ironwood looked after cigars here Wednesday. Carl Solberg of Bayfield, Wis. visits daughter Mrs Chas Maedrich. Gordon R Thomas, M A C student at Lansing, returned Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Jas Jacobson and Miss Mabel Olson of Bessemer were guests here Tuesday. Ivan E Rummel accepted a position at the Eureka mine as assistant to Engineer Sellman.
Wakefield Township Board of Education Special Meeting May 1913
The Wakefield Township Board of Education held a special meeting May 23 1913 with Neidhold Trad geon and Hillis present. The census for E R Hillis was ordered and material for a grand stand on the high school grounds was approved. Claims for J M Longyear 86.88 E R Hillis 70.00 and Edw Neidhold 60.00 were allowed. Meeting adjourned with Rev R His as clerk. Regular meeting followed June 2 1913 with Neidhold Trudyveon and Lillis present. Bills were allowed and orders issued.
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Board of Education
Neidhold
Tradgeon
Hillis
E. R. Hillis
J. M. Longyear
B E. R. Hillis
Lansing
Iron Mountain
Duluth
Edw. Neidhold
Trudyveon
Lillis
Funeral of Matt Olejniczak Held in Wakefield
The funeral of Matt Olejniczak of Wakefield, killed last Saturday in the Brotherton wine incident, was held Tuesday morning at the Immaculate Conception Church. Polish societies attended in a body, escorted by the Italian Band of Bessemer. He was 25, single, survived by parents in Poland and several brothers and sisters. The service, led by Father Stenglein, included a requiem high mass. The largest funeral ever held in Wakefield reflected the community's esteem.
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Matt Olejniczak
Brotherton
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Father Stenglein
Swoboda
Bessemer
Klopter
St. Michaels, Ironwood
Stenglein
Wakefield
Thomas
Mary Olejniczak
Otmianowo
Poland
Neighbor’s Jibe: Husband Boasts of Constant Talk on Machine
Judge recalls Mrs Crabshaw and her husband in a remark about fidelity and domestic life. The husband admits the wife was away a week, not missed, while a talking machine ran nonstop, prompting courtroom irony.
Tardy Arrival at the Concert Questions Its Start
A reader asks if they have missed much at a concert and wonders what is being played now. The exchange mentions Elect The Ninth Symphony and Harper's Bazaar as the source of the remark.
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Harper’s Bazar
A Close Resemblance Joke From London Tit-Bits
A London Tit Bits anecdote recalls Professor Barry amusing Judge Ball with a quip about a man who dealt in horses and sugar sticks. The judge notes the odd mix of trades and the barrister replies there is a close resemblance between horses and sugar sticks, claiming they go faster the more you lick them.
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Professor Barry
Know Just What to Do from a Political Cartoon
A satirical exchange features She and George discussing an earth wobble claim. A scientist is cited about the earth wobbling on its axis, while George mumbles practical mechanical steps like opening a muffler, reversing a lever, shutting off power, lubricating bearings, and tightening a wheel cap, per the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
His Only Chance
Teller notes Hennepeck has become a free thinker lately Grimshaw mentions his wife has been away for a week Puck single line dialogue excerpt from a theater or comic frame
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Teller
Hennepeck
Grimshaw
Puck
The World Turns Aside to Let a Man Pass Quote
A concise attribution notes that the world yields to a man who knows his direction, credited to David Starr Jordan, reflecting on purpose and resolve.
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David Starr Jordan
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
A summer health reminder urging every family to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand. The ad praises its value and recommends purchase from all dealers for potential summer issues.
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Chamberlain
Campaign of Oddities in the 1840 Harrison Van Buren Race
A historic look at the 1840 campaign when mass meetings and oddities dominated politics. Log cabins appeared nationwide with a live raccoon on the roof and a barrel of cider at doors for public tasting, a symbol praised as an unmatched display of political theater by Morrison supporters.
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William Henry Harrison
Indiana
Morrison
The
Union
Magazine of American History
Simplicity in the Home Advice on Less is More
Suburban Life Magazine argues many women grow irritable and unhappy with excess. It suggests storing or discarding half belongings, and notes how over furnishings and garments burden daily chores and clutter living spaces.
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Suburban Life Magazine
A Widow's Curious Cap on Aboriginal Mourning
An account from Australia describes widows near the Murray River shaving heads and shaping a thick clay skullcap called the widow's weeds. Netting prevents sticking, grease eases removal, and the clay cap weighs several pounds, making it far from comfortable.
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Great Island
Murray River
Balancing Weather Vanes With Precision and Care
The best weather vanes achieve balance by distributing weight along the vane so the head and feather end carry equal load. They are adjusted for minimal friction, ensuring easy rotation and accurate wind orientation.
Prince Albert Corrects Ben Lomond Remark in Scotland
In The Married Life of Queen Victoria Mrs Jerrold recounts Prince Albert insisting on proper names. During a Scotland visit he overheard Ben Lomond mentioned familiarly and asked for the full Benjamin Lomond. The equerry corrects him, and the prince responds coldly.
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Queen Victoria
For Sale 1913 Motor Cycles and Boats Bargains
For sale in Trenton Michigan an advertisement offers 1913 model motor cycles and motor boats at bargain prices. Brand new machines with easy monthly payments and a pro position to avoid regret. Also bargains in used motorcycles. Write today and enclose a stamp for reply to Lock Box 11 Trenton Mich. June 21 1908 indicated by code.
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Trenton
Mich
Feline Family History and Cat Evolution
Kansas Industrialist cites a geology student paper on cat evolution noting a trove of felid forms from the upper Eocene onward. It outlines machaerodontinae in Europe and America, the pliocene carnivora, Felis christoli and Felis catus in Europe, Felis hilManus as the first American feline, with era-based skeletal trends.
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Europe
America
Christoli
hilManus
Kansas
Engineering Feat On Copper River Line Bridge
A 191 mile standard gauge railroad across the Copper River valley is hailed as a world engineering feat. Builders used river ice as bridge scaffolding to complete a crossing between glaciers Childs and Miles before ice break. Contractor M J Heney and chief engineer E C Hawkins oversaw the risky winter construction as hundreds worked day and night to finish the span before the ice burst. The bridge cost 1 400 000 dollars.
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Copper River
Childs
Miles
M. J. Heney
Skagway
E. C. Hawkins
Alaska
John J. Underwood
At Sea In a Coffin by the French Assassin Lupi
Lupi escaped Cayenne in a coffin craft built from nails tar and cotton. He fashioned a deck cockpit paddles and slipped into the sea hoping to reach Venezuela or British Guiana about 150 nautical miles away. A steamer Abeille rescued him near Paramaribo, and he was jailed shortly after.
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Lupi
Cayenne
Venezuela
British Guiana
Abeille
Antilles
Paramaribo
Licorice Root Origin and Syrian Trade Volumes
A Wide World Magazine writer notes licorice root largely comes from Syria where it is harvested and dried before processing in factories. Finished licorice flavors confections and beer and enriches tobacco. Annual shipments: Aleppo 8000 tons, Bagdad 6000, Antioch 4000, Damascus 500.
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Wide World Magazine
Syria
Aleppo
Bagdad
Antioch
Damascus
The weight of the heart is eight to twelve ounces
A compact fact note cites the heart weighing eight to twelve ounces and beating about 100000 times daily, underscoring the organ’s persistent activity in human physiology.
Take a Real Vacation Outing with Western Lines
Plan your trip to Colorado Utah California Yellow stone National Park and the North Pacific Coast. Enjoy vast mountains eternal snow redwood trees deep chasms and towering waterfalls. Low round trip fares and convention rates in effect with splendid train service from all points. Tickets and fall particulars through ticket agents Chicago and North Western Line.
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Colorado
Utah
California
Yellowstone National Park
North Pacific Coast
Chicago and North- Western Line
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. Funkey
Wilbur McNamara
Mercer, Wis
Frank A. Lewis
Marquette
J. Q. Lewis
Gust Gustafson
Ramsay
Garnet Trudgeon
Thos, Desonia
Ewen
Bella Baker
Ironwood
Marjorie Bedell
Hanna
Ashland County
Wia
Marengo
John Oman
Wakefield, Mich
W. C. Hart
Wakefield Iron Co
Geo. Beaudette
Albert Thomas
Eureka
Hh. FE. Peterson
Mr. Peterson
Sunday Lake
Agnes Newberg
Chas. Hester
Ashland
Desonia
Mareniseo
Lake Goyvebie
Jos. G. Sauter
Michigan
E. A. Ormes
J. J. Rummel
J. J. Steiglein
Marie O'Brien
Skud, Goldman & Co
John Poole
John Handley
Naomi Dear
Miss McNamara
Barbara Zanella
Vulcan
Oscar Borin
Hibbing
Nels Neimi
Wright
Alfred Kallander
Thos
Carl Solberg
Bayfield, Wis
Mrs
Chas. Maedrich
Gordon R. Thomas
Jas. Jacobson
Mabel Olson
Ivan E. Rummel
Sellman
the Board of Education of
Wakefield Township
Rev. R. His
Eow. R. Hilvis
Gogebic County
State of
Board of Trustees
Frank Ringsmuth
Norman
Thomaston
Promona Grange
Bessemer Pharmacy
Feline Family History
Detroit Business University
E. R. Shaw
New University
West Grand River
Detroit
First National Bank of
United States
JH. Urquhart, M. D
Ironwood, Mich
Trave Maras
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Edeatera
New York Co
Washington
Mayr
Geo. H Mayr
Mig
Whiting St
Chicago
Ill
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